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Study links prenatal cannabis use with risk of sleep problems in children

Use marijuana while pregnant, and your child is more likely to suffer sleep problems as much as a decade later, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of nearly 12,000 youth.

2 Jul 2020

New study supports a causal relation of SARS-CoV-2 with COVID toes

There's considerable controversy over whether "COVID toes"—red sores or lesions on the feet and hands in children and young adults—are truly caused by COVID-19.

2 Jul 2020

New program aims to prevent prescription drug use among high school students

George Mason University Professor Dr. Kenneth W. Griffin, received $156,581 from National Health Promotion Associates for a project aimed at preventing prescription drug use among high school students.

1 Jul 2020

Infant sleep problems can be linked to mental disorders in adolescence

Specific sleep problems among babies and very young children can be linked to mental disorders in adolescents, a new study has found.

1 Jul 2020

Researchers develop a potential treatment approach for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

A team led by Case Western Reserve University medical researchers has developed a potential treatment method for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), a fatal neurological disorder that produces severe movement, motor and cognitive dysfunction in children.

1 Jul 2020

Study: Even moderate exercise during pregnancy boosts benefits of breastmilk for babies

A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine finds even moderate exercise during pregnancy increases a compound in breast milk that reduces a baby's lifelong risks of serious health issues such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease.

1 Jul 2020

Survey: Almost half of the children are not using soap when washing hands at school

Leading hygiene experts are stressing the importance of effective hand hygiene measures and education in schools as children begin returning to educational settings following the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 Jul 2020

Early-intervention helps parents to manage toddlers with challenging behaviors

A play-based therapy aimed at helping parents manage children’s behavior has seen long-lasting results in a live trial.

1 Jul 2020

Quality improvement initiative at Children's National Hospital reduces antibiotic use

A quality improvement initiative in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Children's National Hospital led to a significant reduction in treatment with intravenous vancomycin, an antibiotic used for resistant gram positive infections, which is often associated with acute kidney injury.

1 Jul 2020

New study aims to identify how to better protect disabled children

How effective are we at safeguarding disabled children? An important new study which seeks to understand how to can better protect disabled children and young people from abuse starts this week.

30 Jun 2020

Children from 8 years spontaneously link voice to facial emotion

Do children have to wait until age 8 to recognize - spontaneously and without instructions - the same emotion of happiness or anger depending on whether it is expressed by a voice or on a face?

30 Jun 2020

Rutgers researchers describe characteristics, treatments and outcomes of MIS-C

Parents and clinicians need to be aware in looking for symptoms of multiple inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in children who have been diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19, according to two Rutgers researchers who were among the leaders of the first nationwide study of the disease, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

30 Jun 2020

Air pollution associated with infant mortality finds study

A new study from Stanford researchers shows that a rise in air pollution is associated with increased mortality rates among infants. This new article and its results were published today in the latest issue of the journal Nature Sustainability.

29 Jun 2020

Breast milk even more beneficial for baby if mother exercises regularly, finds study

A new study from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre shows that if breastfeeding mothers exercise regularly, they may end up providing more beneficial breast milk. Exercise is known to benefit individuals in various ways, and this new study shows that there are probably more advantages to exercising than previously known.

29 Jun 2020

Childhood heart defect increases risk of arrhythmia, heart failure in adulthood

Long-term morbidity as well as a lower level of education and employment rate are common among adults who underwent congenital heart surgery during childhood, regardless of the severity of the defect.

29 Jun 2020

Study shows connection between blood pressure and eye health in young children

Young children with narrow retinal artery diameters were more likely to develop higher blood pressure, and children with higher blood pressure levels were more likely to develop retinal microvascular impairment during early childhood, according to a new study published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

29 Jun 2020

Child Health News

Study links prenatal cannabis use with risk of sleep problems in children

New study supports a causal relation of SARS-CoV-2 with COVID toes

New program aims to prevent prescription drug use among high school students

Infant sleep problems can be linked to mental disorders in adolescence

Researchers develop a potential treatment approach for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

Study: Even moderate exercise during pregnancy boosts benefits of breastmilk for babies

Survey: Almost half of the children are not using soap when washing hands at school

Early-intervention helps parents to manage toddlers with challenging behaviors

Quality improvement initiative at Children's National Hospital reduces antibiotic use

New study aims to identify how to better protect disabled children

Children from 8 years spontaneously link voice to facial emotion

Rutgers researchers describe characteristics, treatments and outcomes of MIS-C

Air pollution associated with infant mortality finds study

Breast milk even more beneficial for baby if mother exercises regularly, finds study

Childhood heart defect increases risk of arrhythmia, heart failure in adulthood

Study shows connection between blood pressure and eye health in young children

Smart MRI scan used for heart disease can help assess aggressive cancers in children

Interactive cloud-based data portal provides access to treasure trove of pediatric solid tumor data

Survey: 1/3 of parents in 3 states not likely to send children to school because of COVID-19

Pediatric patients more resilient against COVID-19 compared to adults

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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